Disney’s Meet The Robinsons Game Launch.
From joystiq.com:
Disney was kind enough to invite us out for a tour of their studios and to attend the launch of the Meet the Robinsons video game recently, and we’ve got the proof. They also screened the movie for us, in Disney Digital 3D and while we might be hardkor fanboys sometimes, we really loved the flick.
One of the best things was getting to visit the Disney Archives and sift through things dating back as far as Snow White and the early days of Mickey Mouse, but the best thing we saw? Oh nothing, just the original sign for Flynn’s, the arcade run by Jeff Bridges in Tron. Our inner fanboy exploded when we saw that (see above — for the sign, not exploding fanboys). Check out the rest of our tour in the gallery, and get the skinny on the game after the jump.
I did end up buying the game (Wii Version). So I’ll try to get a quick mini-review up before the end of the week, maybe Friday. So far however, I am enjoying it and find the control of the camera to be one of the best parts (Despite what other reviews are saying).
TweetCheerleaders Caught Shoplifting at Disneyland
From whidbeynewstimes.com:
This past weekend the Coupeville High School cheerleaders made their first-ever trip to the national championships held in Anaheim, Calif.
Unfortunately, two members of the squad marred that accomplishment when they were arrested for allegedly shoplifting at Disneyland after the competition took place.
Coupeville School District Superintendent Bill Myhr said police haven’t determined if charges will be filed against the two girls. He would not give the ages or the grade level of the pair.
School officials are conducting their own investigation.
Because the girls were participating in a school-sponsored event, they fall under the school district’s conduct policy. The Coupeville High School principal will conduct the investigation over spring break.
Myhr said the two cheerleaders could be suspended between five and 20 days. In addition, they might have to return to California to answer to any charges that may be filed.
Every year, thousands of cheerleaders representing schools across the country flock to the Disney parks in the US to compete in various competitions and have a good time together. Inevitably, every year many of these cheerleaders cause an enormous headache for other guests who have to endure their constant cheering, running, yelling, and inappropriateness. It comes as no surprise to me that some of them were caught shoplifting at Disneyland. I will always recommend that folks steer clear of the Disney parks while these cheerleading competitions are going on, especially if you want a good night’s sleep at the value hotels.
TweetApple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store
From apple.com:
Apple® today announced that EMI Music’s entire digital catalog of music will be available for purchase DRM-free (without digital rights management) from the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com) worldwide in May. DRM-free tracks from EMI will be offered at higher quality 256 kbps AAC encoding, resulting in audio quality indistinguishable from the original recording, for just $1.29 per song. In addition, iTunes customers will be able to easily upgrade their entire library of all previously purchased EMI content to the higher quality DRM-free versions for just 30 cents a song. iTunes will continue to offer its entire catalog, currently over five million songs, in the same versions as todayâ€â€128 kbps AAC encoding with DRMâ€â€at the same price of 99 cents per song, alongside DRM-free higher quality versions when available.
This is fantastic news. The DRM and low bit rate is what has prevented me from ever purchasing anything on iTunes. When these tracks hit the virtual shelves in May, I guarantee I’ll be buying a few of them. I wonder how the $0.30 increase per-track for the added quality will affect the album prices.
It’s great to see that Steve Jobs is following through on his recent open letter on Apple’s web site calling for the removal of DRM.
TweetBeatles on iTunes?
From Yahoo:
TweetRecord company EMI Group PLC said Sunday it planned to unveil “an exciting new digital offering” with computer company Apple Inc., raising expectations that The Beatles’ music catalog is about to be made available through Apple’s iTunes online music store.
EMI said it would hold a news conference Monday at its London headquarters with its chief executive, Eric Nicoli, and Apple boss Steve Jobs “and a special live performance.”
The company gave no further details.
EMI has been The Beatles’ record label since the early 1960s.
The Beatles have so far been the most prominent holdout from iTunes and other online music services, and Apple’s overtures to put the music online were stymied by a long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles’ commercial guardian, Apple Corps. Ltd.
In February, Apple Inc. and Apple Corps resolved their legal feud over use of the apple logo and name, paving the way for an agreement for online access to the Fab Four’s songs.
